Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-04
Alexandria Affair.".
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SUMNER NORMAL SCHooI.-The Superintendent OF
schools, having obtained 300 offers TO entertain
teachers next summer ut Sl3 per month, has for
warded to Richmond his application Tor the hold
ing OF the summer normal school here during
August. These normal schools are intended FOR
the special training OF teachers In methods TO be
used by the Virginia schools The fund needed TO
pay the teachers OF the summer school Is supplied
BY the trustees OF the Peabody fund, and come,
from abroad. The State authorities have never
given any aid TO the summer normals for white
teachers, but they require the faculty OF the col
ored normal school at Petersburg TO hold special
summer session for colored teachers. The nornais
have, however, by the aid OF the Peabody trustees
been held every summer They have been opened
ut Staunton, Front Royal, Harrisonburg, Freder-
icksDurg, and other places, but never before held
PUBLIC GRouxps.-one Of the public needs that
lies ON the surface here is the want OF public
park or square or some kind. There is not live
square feet, outside the streets, which is common
to the public. When the town was first laid out
the two points OF the cove on which the town
was TO be built, now the Pioneer Mills point
Lumey), and the fish wharf point west, were left
free for public use in connection with landing
free in the center OF the town for public square
and market-hOuse. There for three-quarters OF a
Century all public meetings. militia muS , &C.
what the courthouse green is to the counties;
but this has been long since shut in and has
ceased to be place OF public assemblage. The
United states bought the acre on Columbus street.
where the county courthouse stands for public
USE but this has long become walled-in pasture
have been raised there. The United States also
bought the eighth OF an acre on Prince and St.
ASaph streets for cuStom-hOuse or pOSt-ofice, and
there is little yard where bands have at various
times given Open-air concerts. A stand has been
built, while crowds gathered in the neighbortng
streets. Now the Alexandria Musical Association
proposes, with genuine public spirit, to give OPEN
air concerts this summer, and balcony will be
put on the second story OF Sarepta Han for the
purpose, and the auditory Will stand along the
curbsJOnes on King street.
NOTES.-Some forty wOrkmen are now employed
here by the Arrow steamship Co:-upon the call
ncans OF Alexandria County last night elected
delegates TO county convention TO nominate
smoot and Messrs. Park Agnew, F. A. smoot, F.
l. Smith and j. s. B. Thompson are In Richmond
to urge the passage Of the mineral Railroad bull
The supply OF fsh at the fish wharves has
largely Increased and prices declined.-Presi-
Of
exhibited his Bible scenes TO large colored con-
creation at Zion church last night-The acting
order.-Philip n. Dwyer OF South Washington
has sold Alderman bowman new dwelling and
lot. opposite the jaii on r Sc AsaIh streets for
ginia, has taken charge OF the Soldiers cemetery
here.-The loss at the Columbia Brick Works
by the IRE last Saturday did not exceed $500 and
SO widely is the insurance divided that no inrur-
ance company Will be required TO pay more than
$5Q-The Cameron street sewer Is being re-
great council OF Virginia Rednen will take place
here next week at the opera house, and the Epds-
copal Church council the following week az 81.
raul's church.-The Alexandria Water Company
has declared q dividend OF $3.50 per share.
A. u. 4 O. Emigrane Train Derailea.
FREDERICK, Nd, May A west bound emigrant
train ON the Baltimore q Ohio Railroad was de-
rallied by q broken nange a few miles from this
city early this morning. Five cars were badly
wrecked and eight or ten OF the passenger were
slightly injured Travel was delayed for several
hours
TERRIRLR WORK OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. from st.
to police station that CITY, and that eight po-
hcemen persisted In the flames, while nineteen
others were more or less injured The day follow
ing timber yard was destroyed by fire and sew
eral W0rkmen and hremen were killed